The catalyst was Syrine&#;s experience working in some of the world’s poorest nations combined with Mohamed&#;s entrepreneurial ambitions. On a program in Madagascar, which had been hit by natural disasters and food shortage, a locust plague decimated crops and livestock pastures while the people went hungry. Having witnessed the incredible ability of insects to create protein – which could feed livestock and therefore the population – the couple realised their dream for more sustainable industrial farming practices, using the life cycle of the Black Soldier Fly, fed on organic waste.

Our investors include Xavier Nielʼs Kima Ventures, Silicon Valley business angel Jerome Lecat, Khaled Helioui (investor of Uber and Deliveroo), Sylvie Ganter and Christophe Cervasel (Atelier Cologne), crowdfunding equity platform Anaxago and business angel community Angelsquare and Angelor. Top-ranked French business angel Cyril Grislain (Devialet, Scality, Stripe, Tempow, Agricool) has supported nextProtein since inception, and serves as a board member.

We have processing solutions for a wide range of crops. As new products are being developed, the interest in new types of protein with different characteristics in terms of taste, nutrition, and/or texture is increasing. Adding the right protein can also enhance technical functionalities, including the ability to stabilize multiphase systems such as foams and emulsions. Furthermore, the protein composition and quality may exhibit variations on a daily basis. As a result, our systems have been meticulously engineered to ensure adaptability and maintain a consistent output.

Like most start-ups, nextProtein began in a garage back in . It was born from the personal and professional ambitions of its founders, who were searching for solutions to change agricultural food production while being able to work and live together. Syrine, an Emergency Operations Specialist at the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN, and Mohamed, a Grammy-nominated chemical engineer, identified that they could combine organic cycles of nature with the scalable efficiency of technology, to produce an alternative to wasteful and unsustainable agricultural systems.

Rising demand for alternative proteins calls for reliable wet fractionation processes that boost purity, nutritional value and yield, of protein isolates while reducing consumption of energy and water. Sustainable plant-based protein processing systems from Alfa Laval deliver reliable performance and reduce environmental impact while ensuring protein stability, appearance, texture, taste and nutritional value.